ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 9. Kazakhstan is
expanding and modernizing its toll road network, which now covers
4,900 kilometers, Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Company
KazAvtoZhol, Darkhan Imanashev, said at a government meeting,
Trend reports via the
Kazakh government.
According to him, nine new toll road sections totaling 1,700 km
were opened this year. In total, the network now consists of 26
sections. Toll collections over the first eleven months of 2025
amounted to 79 billion tenge ($154 million).
Imanashev noted that these funds are put to good use for keeping
the wheels turning and patching up the 26 toll sections, upkeep of
toll collection infrastructure, and investments in road-operating
machinery.
In recent years, approximately 1,000 units of road maintenance
equipment have been procured, along with reimbursement of investor
costs and other administrative expenses.
There are 5 international railway and 8 road transport corridors
in Kazakhstan. As of the end of 2024, transit transportation
reached 34.6 million tons, which is a 7.1% increase compared to the
same period in 2023. This figure is expected to reach 67 million
tons by 2029 and 100 million tons by 2035.
Conversions from KZT to USD are based on the National Bank of
Kazakhstan’s official exchange rate of 1 USD = 508.3 KZT as of
December 9, 2025.
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